You’re not going to get any pushback from me on that. I hope people don’t rest on their laurels after one good day.

This is where I’m at.

Yeah, with the effects it had down in Johnson County, I have no idea why it’s taking so long for the state to step in. I mean I do, but it’s crazy to me.

I’m a native, but I’m so glad I got out of that shithole. Love the state, hate what the government does.

Another fun quote:

Chris Cirrito, the chief audit executive for the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, carried out the investigation. In his report, he found the Department of Criminal Justice did not intentionally deceive the judge because the falsified records were created before this case was filed.

The logs were falsified, Cirrito wrote, after someone requested them under the state’s public records laws. That’s when prison staff realized they were missing or defaced.

“The evidence supports periods of carelessness in record creation and/or retention and an attempt by the unit to avoid reporting missing temperature logs,” he concluded.

In emails sent to Department Executive Director Bryan Collier, also included in the court filing, Cirrito said he was confident in his findings and that they “should satisfy the judge.” But he added, “I might be able to prove it out even further and think it’s worth turning over the rock.”

The tusk was found at the O2 Ranch, located in both Brewster and Presidio county.